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1/2 Penny - George VI
| Issuer | Southern Rhodesia (1932-1955) |
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| Year | 1938-1939 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1938 - - 240,000 1938 - Proof - 1939 - - 480,000 1939 - Proof - |
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Southern Rhodesia gained the right to issue its own coinage in 1932 following the establishment of the Currency Board, making it one of the few British colonial territories in sub-Saharan Africa to operate a fully independent local coinage rather than circulating the Southern or East African shilling series. The 1938–1939 dates fall within the first years of George VI's reign, following his unexpected accession after Edward VIII's abdication in December 1936 — meaning the dies had to be retooled relatively soon after the territory had already updated its coinage for the new king.